Name: Allorhodopirellula heiligendammensis (Kallscheuer et al. 2021) Sreya et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Rhodopirellula heiligendammensis Kallscheuer et al. 2021

Etymology: hei.li.gen.dam.men’sis. N.L. fem. adj. heiligendammensis, of Heiligendamm, referring to the origin of the bacterium from Heiligendamm, Germany

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … he͡i-li-gen-dam-MEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: CECT 9847; DSM 102266; LMG 29467; Poly21; VKM B-3435

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16S rRNA gene: MK554550 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Sreya P, Suresh G, Rai A, Ria B, Vighnesh L, Agre VC, Jagadeeshwari U, Sasikala C, Ramana CV. Revisiting the taxonomy of the genus Rhodopirellula with the proposal for reclassification of the genus to Rhodopirellula sensu stricto, Aporhodopirellula gen. nov., Allorhodopirellula gen. nov. and Neorhodopirellula gen. nov. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2023; 116:243-264. 🇮🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 212. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5931.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Rhodopirellula heiligendammensis Kallscheuer et al. 2021

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Rhodopirellula heiligendammensis Kallscheuer et al. 2021	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Allorhodopirellula Sreya et al. 2023. Publication: Sreya P, Suresh G, Rai A, Ria B, Vighnesh L, Agre VC, Jagadeeshwari U, Sasikala C, Ramana CV. Revisiting the taxonomy of the genus Rhodopirellula with the proposal for reclassification of the genus to Rhodopirellula sensu stricto, Aporhodopirellula gen. nov., Allorhodopirellula gen. nov. and Neorhodopirellula gen. nov. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2023; 116:243-264. 🇮🇳
  • ❗ Allorhodopirellula heiligendammensis is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Allorhodopirellula.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded pathogenicity of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Allorhodopirellula Sreya et al. 2023

Assigned by: Sreya P, Suresh G, Rai A, Ria B, Vighnesh L, Agre VC, Jagadeeshwari U, Sasikala C, Ramana CV. Revisiting the taxonomy of the genus Rhodopirellula with the proposal for reclassification of the genus to Rhodopirellula sensu stricto, Aporhodopirellula gen. nov., Allorhodopirellula gen. nov. and Neorhodopirellula gen. nov. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2023; 116:243-264. 🇮🇳

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Record number: 35122